The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-12-24
VOLUME XXI.
Where do you live, Jimmy'' she

sin New York. l. replicd.
"What are you workin' at now,
Jimmyp
".I'm working in adry-goods store
".Then | suppose you don't live
| very high. for hear tell o them city
clerks what don't get enough money to
keep body and soul together. So I'll
| just tell you, Jimmy, we got nothin'
but roast spareribs for supper. We
amt got any money, now, Jimmy.
We're poorer nor Jobs turkey
"a told her that would be delighted
with the sparcribs. and to tell the
| truth, John, haven't eaten meal in
| New York that tasted as well as those
crisp roasted spareribs did. | spent
the evening playing checkers with
| father, while mother sat by telling me
al about theif misfortuncs, from old
white Mooley getting drowned in the
pond to fathers signing note for a
friend and having to mortgage the
place to pay il. The mortgage was
due inside Of week and not a cent to
meet it with-just eight hundred dol
lars. She supposed they would be
turned out of house and home. but
in my mind supposed they wouldn't.
At last nine o'clock came. and father
said: Jim, 90 out to the barn and see
if Kit is all right. Bring in an armful
of old shingles that are just inside the
door, and fill up the water pail. Then
| we'll 90 off to bed and get up early
! and 90 a-fishing.
II didn't say word but went out
10 the barn, beddod down the horse,
/ broke up an armful of shingles,
pumped pail of water, filled the
wood-box, and then all went to bed.
.Fathcr called me at 4:30 in the
morning, and while he was getting n
cup of coffee skipped over to the
depot and got my best brass rod.
Father took nothing but trolling-line
! and spoon hook. He rowed the boat
: with his trolling-line in his mouth,
| while / stood in the stern with silver
sinner rugged ON. Now, John, l never
saw man catch fish like he did. To
make a long story short, he caught four
bass and five piekerel and l never got
bite.
At noon we went ashore, and father
went home, while l went to tho post
office. / got letter from Chicago
with a check for 81, 900 in it. With
some trouble l got it eashed, getting
paid in IS and SO bills. making quite
roll l then got roast joint of beef
and lot of dclicacies and had them
sent home. The joint was in the oven.
Mother had put on her only silk dress,
and father had donned his Sunday-go-
connecting clothes, none too good
either This is where played joke
on the old folks. Mother was in the
kitchen watching the roast. Father
was out to the barn, and | had n clear
coast. dumped the sugar out of the
old blue bowl. put the 81 900 in it, and
placed the cover on again. AT last.
supper was ready. Father asked a
blessing over it, and he actually
trembled when he stuck his knife in the
roast.
"'We haven't had piece of meat
like this in five years, JIM he said,
and mother put in with And we
haven't bad any coffee IN year, only
when we went a-visitin'.
Then she poured out the coffee and
lifted the cover of the sugar-bowl, ask.
ing as she did so: How many spoons
Jimmy?'
Then she struck something that
wasn't sugar. She picked up the bow
and peered into it. Aha! Master Jim
my, playing your old tricks on YOU
NANNY, eli? Well, boys will bt
boysr
Then she gasped for breath. She
saw it was money. She looked at me
then at father, and then with trembling
hands she drew the great roll of bill
out.
Ala. ha! ha! / can see father nov
as he stood there then on tiptoe, will
his knife in one hand. fork in the other
and his eyes fairly bullying out of hi
head. But it was too much for mother
She raised her eyes to Heaven and sait
slowly: Put your trust in the Lord TO
He will provide
"Then she tainted away. Well. John
there's not much more to tell. w
threw water in her face and brough
her to. and then we demolished tina
dinner, mother all the time saying
MY boy Jimmy! My boy Jimmy'
II staid at home month. / fixe,
: up the place. paid of the debts. had
, good time, and came back again t
New York. am going to send fit
!: dollars home every week. l tell you
John, it's mighty nice to have a home.
John was looking steadily at tn
head of his cane. When he spoke h
took Jim by the hand and said:
Jim, old friend, what you told m
: has affected me greatly. ! haven
heard from my old home way up il
! Maine for ten years I'm going HON
| tomorrow ~ Y Sun.